Democratic National Convention of 1856
GPTKB entity
Properties (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
political convention
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| gptkbp:contributedTo |
political polarization
sectional tensions emergence of third parties rise_of_the_Republican_Party |
| gptkbp:date |
1856
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| gptkbp:discusses |
party unity
platform on economic issues platform on foreign policy platform on immigration platform on slavery |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
marked_the_division_of_the_Democratic_Party
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Democratic National Convention of 1856
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| gptkbp:influenced |
voter turnout
political discourse campaign strategies Republican_Party_strategies future_Democratic_conventions |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
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| gptkbp:is_featured_in |
platform debates
|
| gptkbp:keyIssues |
slavery
territorial expansion |
| gptkbp:ledTo |
debates over civil rights
debates over states' rights debates over federal authority Breckinridge's_political_career Buchanan's_presidency Democratic_Party's_challenges_in_the_1860_election increased_sectionalism_in_the_U.S. |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Cincinnati,_Ohio
|
| gptkbp:notable_winners |
gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkb:John_C._Breckinridge |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas gptkb:John_C._Breckinridge gptkb:Franklin_Pierce |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Breckinridge's_nomination_for_Vice_President
Buchanan's_nomination |
| gptkbp:partOf |
United_States_political_history
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Democratic_National_Convention_of_1852
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Kansas-Nebraska_Act
gptkb:American_Civil_War gptkb:Bleeding_Kansas political realignment 1856 United States presidential election |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
Buchanan's_election_as_President
|
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
first convention to nominate a presidential candidate after the Kansas-Nebraska Act
|
| gptkbp:succeededBy |
gptkb:Democratic_National_Convention_of_1860
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| gptkbp:visitedBy |
delegates
|